Ain't nothing but a rock'n'roll blog: Indianapolis' Dude Fest a thrasher's haven

By Rika Nurrahmah, Contributor

Photo by Drew Angerer

I still find it hard to believe that all this actually happened. Dude Fest, an Indianapolis festival taking place June 20-22, 2008 featuring the loudest, fastest and heaviest bands around, could just be this unrealistic fantasy of the ideal concert swooshing around in my thought bubble.
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